Andrew Richard Capper (born 14 February 1973) is a British US-based

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and former editor and executive producer at ''

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''. In 2018, he founded Happy Now Film.

Career

Capper's career in journalism started at age 17, reporting on local newspapers in the North West of

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

. He moved to

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

at age 25 and started working with the

New Musical Express ''New Musical Express'' (''NME'') is a British music, film, gaming, and culture website and brand. Founded as a newspaper in 1952, with the publication being referred to as a 'rock inkie', the NME would become a magazine that ended up as a f ...

. After a brief period editing

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Dennis P ...

, Capper met Shane Smith of

and introduced him to Andrew Creighton. Capper then started the UK division of ''Vice'' with Creighton. From 2002 to November 2017, Capper was Senior Director / Producer / Editor at ''Vice Media LLC'', creating series' such as ''

Rule Britannia (TV series) ''Rule Britannia'' is a series of online Documentary film, documentary episodes produced by VICE Films. In 2011 the episode "Swansea Love Story" was a Webby Award Official Honoree. Production VICE debuted the television documentary series ''Rul ...

'' as well co-producing two seasons of the six-part Vice.com series ''Fashion Week Internationale'' which later became known as ''States Of Undress'' on the

VICELAND Viceland (stylized in all caps), and Vice TV in the United States, are brands used for television channels owned and programmed by Vice Media. Viceland launched on February 29, 2016, with two branded cable channels; the American version (rebra ...

TV network. In 2014, he created the Vice.com series' ''Weediquette'' and ''The Real'', and was awarded an Emmy for segments he produced for Vice's show on the

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network. Capper was the Executive Producer and Director of the award-winning show Noisey, a two-season series on the ''VICELAND'' TV network which featured artists such as

Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter. Known for his Progressive rap, progressive musical styles and Social consciousness, socially conscious songwriting, he is often considered one of the most infl ...

Rick Ross William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper. Prior to releasing his debut single, "Hustlin'", in 2006, Ross was the subject of a bidding war, receiving offers from Sean Combs, D ...

DJ Khaled Khaled Mohammed Khaled (born November 26, 1975), known professionally as DJ Khaled, is an American DJ, record executive, record producer and rapper. Khaled first gained recognition as a radio host in the 1990s on the radio station WEDR, 99 Ja ...

Big Sean Sean Michael Leonard Anderson (born March 25, 1988), known professionally as Big Sean, is an American rapper. Anderson began his music career in 2007 and gained popularity in 2010 with his third mixtape '' Finally Famous Vol. 3: Big''. He then s ...

Danny Brown Daniel Dewan Sewell (born March 16, 1981), better known by his stage name Danny Brown, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He has been described by MTV as "one of rap's most unique figures in recent memory". In 2010, after amassing s ...

Diplo Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978), known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and music producer. He is the co-creator and lead member of the electronic dancehall music project Major Lazer, a member of the supergroup LSD with ...

Chief Keef Keith Farrelle Cozart (born August 15, 1995), better known by his stage name Chief Keef, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. His music first became popular during his teen years in the early 2010s among high school s ...

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and others. Capper has directed several promo videos for artists like

Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, " ...

ASAP Rocky Rakim Athelaston Mayers (born October 3, 1988), known professionally as ASAP Rocky ( ; stylized as A$AP Rocky), is an American rapper, music producer and record executive. Born and raised in Harlem, he embarked on his musical career as a membe ...

Vybz Kartel Adidja Azim Palmer (born 7 January 1976), better known as Vybz Kartel, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall recording artist, composer, record producer, and entrepreneur. Among his various nicknames, he is referred to as "Worl' Boss". As summarize ...

Fucked Up Fucked Up is a Canadian hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2001. The band consists of Damian Abraham (vocals), Mike Haliechuk (guitar, vocals), Josh Zucker (guitar), Sandy Miranda (bass), and Jonah Falco (drums, vocals). From 2 ...

Black Lips Black Lips is an American garage rock band from Atlanta, Georgia formed in 1999. History The band formed in Dunwoody, Georgia after guitarist Cole Alexander and bassist Jared Swilley left the Renegades, and guitarist Ben Eberbaugh left the Rer ...

Parquet Courts Parquet Courts is an American rock band from New York City. The band consists of Andrew Savage (vocals, guitar), Austin Brown (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Sean Yeaton (bass, vocals), and Max Savage (drums). History Band members Andrew Savage a ...

Turbonegro Turbonegro (Turboneger in Norway) is a Norwegian rock band, active from 1989 to 1998 and from 2002 to the present. The band combines glam rock, punk rock, and hard rock into a self-described "deathpunk" musical style. History Early years (1 ...

Popcaan Andrae Hugh Sutherland (born 19 July 1988), known professionally as Popcaan, is a Jamaican singer. In 2008, Popcaan joined Vybz Kartel's Gaza Music Empire. In 2010, he released his breakthrough international hit "Clarks" with Kartel, an ode t ...

Beenie Man Anthony Moses Davis (born 22 August 1973), better known by his stage name Beenie Man, is a Jamaican Dancehall deejay. Biography Davis was born in the Waterhouse district of Kingston in 1973.Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Mus ...

and Tifa, as well as creating and producing the ''Noisey.com'' franchises ''Noisey Chiraq'', ''Noisey Jamaica'' and ''Noisey Raps''. Capper also worked with

Jonathan Glazer Jonathan Glazer (born 26 March 1965) is an English film director and screenwriter. Born in London, Glazer began his career in theatre before transitioning into film. Over the course of a career spanning nearly three decades, Glazer's directing ...

and

J Spaceman Jason Andrew Pierce (born 19 November 1965 in Rugby) is an English musician. Currently the frontman and sole permanent member of the band Spiritualized, he previously co-fronted the alternative rock band Spacemen 3 with Peter Kember from 1982 ...

Spiritualized Spiritualized (stylised as Spiritualized®) are an English rock band formed in 1990 in Rugby, Warwickshire, by Jason Pierce (often known as J. Spaceman), formerly of Spacemen 3. After several line up-changes, in 1999, the band centered on Pierc ...

on an installation for ''The Creators Project'' at the

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which centered on the Spiritualized song "Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space". In 2014, he shot a tour documentary around the Brooklyn band

called ''Light Up Gold Road Trip'', which was released 17 April on ''Noisey.com'' as the first ''Noisey Films'' production. Capper was a regular contributor to ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...

'' and ''

The Observer ''The Observer'' is a British newspaper published on Sundays. It is a sister paper to ''The Guardian'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', whose parent company Guardian Media Group Limited acquired it in 1993. First published in 1791, it is the w ...

''. Capper left Vice in late 2017. His last production for the company, " Hollywood Love Story" was a series of cautionary tales about young people and the dark side of modern media. It aired in 2018 and featured Paris Hilton. In Summer 2022, Capper was appointed COO North America of the APX Film Fund which works to fund projects of narrative, documentary and other IPs.

People Like You

In 2022, a new feature documentary called People Like You, directed by Capper, was released on the Deeper Movies streaming service. The film is about America’s addiction epidemic and its troubled rehab industry through the eyes of a group of mothers.

''The Choe Show''

In 2019, Capper worked with the artist

David Choe David Choe (born April 21, 1976) is an American artist, musician, and former journalist and podcast host from Los Angeles. Choe's work appears in a wide variety of urban culture and entertainment contexts. He has illustrated and written for mag ...

to develop and produce ''The Choe Show'', a limited TV series based around art, recovery and childhood trauma. The show premiered on FX Network June 2021.

''Reincarnated''

Capper's feature-length documentary '' Reincarnated'' follows the rapper

's transformation into reggae performer Snoop Lion, premiering at the 2012

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with a theatrical release in April 2013. In January this year he directed two Snoop videos in Jamaica for the companion album '' Reincarnated'': "Lighters Up" featuring Mavado and Popcaan, and "Here Comes The King" featuring Angela Hunte.

''Lil Bub & Friendz''

'' Lil Bub & Friendz'' premiered at the

Tribeca Film Festival The Tribeca Festival is an annual film festival organized by TriBeCa Productions, Tribeca Productions. It takes place each spring in New York City, showcasing a diverse selection of film, episodic, talks, music, games, art, and immersive progra ...

on 18 April 2013 and won the Tribeca Online Festival Best Feature Film.

''VICE''

Capper produced six segments in the Emmy Award-winning Season Two of the ''VICE'' show on

, working with hosts Thomas Morton,

and

Hamilton Morris Hamilton Morris (born April 14, 1987) is an American journalist, documentarian, and scientific researcher. He is the creator and director of the television series ''Hamilton's Pharmacopeia'', in which he investigated the chemistry, history, and ...

''Chiraq''

''Chiraq'' is an 8-part documentary for Vice's music channel ''Noisey'' on the social and cultural forces behind the rise of the Chicago rapper Chief Keef, created by Capper after trips to the city for ''VICE'' on the

network.

''Suddenly''

''Suddenly'' is an hour-long documentary on New York artist

, directed by David Laven and produced by Capper. It premiered at SXSW.

''Atlanta''

''Atlanta'' is a ten part documentary series about drug trafficking and

Trap music Trap is a subgenre of hip hop music that originated in the Southern United States during the 1990s. The genre gets its name from the Atlanta slang word "trap", a house used exclusively to sell drugs. Trap music uses synthesized drums and is ch ...

in the Atlanta area, which was released in 2015. The project was popular and controversial, particularly when a court in Georgia used the series as evidence against the Atlanta rap group

Migos Migos () is an American hip hop trio from Lawrenceville, Georgia, founded in 2008. The group was originally composed of Southern rappers Quavo, Takeoff, and Offset. Quavo is from Athens, Georgia; Offset and Takeoff were born and raised in Law ...

in a case where the artists were racially profiled and arrested by the authorities after a show on a university campus.

''Noisey''

Eight hour-long films about music and geography for the VICELAND network. Season One: Compton with

, São Paulo with

Major Lazer Major Lazer is an American electronic dance music DJ trio, which includes record producer Diplo, and DJs Walshy Fire and Ape Drums. It originates from Kingston, Jamaica, and was founded in 2008 by Diplo and Switch, with Switch leaving after t ...

, Miami with

and

, Jamaica with

Chronixx Jamar Rolando McNaughton (born 10 October 1992), popularly known as Chronixx, is a Jamaican reggae artist. His stage name replaced the name "Little Chronicle" which he was given because of his father, the singer "Chronicle".Jackson, Kevin (2014) ...

and

Jesse Royal Jesse Te Ahukaramu Royal (born 22 March 1980) is a professional rugby league footballer from New Zealand who currently plays for the Kurri Kurri Bulldogs in the Newcastle Rugby League. He has previously played in the NRL for the Newcastle Knigh ...

, Las Vegas with

Tiësto Tijs Michiel Verwest (; born 17 January 1969), known professionally as Tiësto ( ), is a Dutch DJ and music producer from Breda. He was voted "the Greatest DJ of All Time" by '' Mix'' magazine in a 2010/2011 poll amongst fans. In 2013, he was ...

Steve Angello Steven Patrik Josefsson Fragogiannis ( el, Στέφεν Πάτρικ Γιόζεφσον Φραγκόγιαννης; born 22 November 1982), better known by his stage name Steve Angello, is a Greek-Swedish DJ, record producer, remixer and record ...

and

Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...

, Detroit with

and

, Chicago with

Lil Durk Durk Derrick Banks (born October 19, 1992), known professionally as Lil Durk, is an American rapper and singer. He is the lead member and founder of the collective and record label Only the Family (OTF). Durk garnered a cult following with the ...

and

, London with Giggs,

Skepta Chief Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr. (born 19 September 1982), known professionally as Skepta, is a British-Nigerian grime MC, rapper and record producer. Alongside his younger brother Jme, he briefly joined Roll Deep before they became founding ...

and

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. The franchise also featured the rapper YG interviewed by a therapist and a special report on gang violence in Chicago. Season Two will air in January 2017. Season Two: Six hour long films; Bay Area with

G-Eazy Gerald Earl Gillum (born May 24, 1989), better known by his stage name G-Eazy, is an American rapper. His first major-label album, '' These Things Happen'', was released on June 23, 2014, and peaked at number 3 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 ...

E-40 Earl Tywone Stevens Sr. (born November 15, 1967), better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper. He is a founding member of the rap group The Click, and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. He has released 26 studio albums to date, a ...

, Nashville with

Kesha Kesha Rose Sebert (; born March 1, 1987), formerly stylized as Ke$ha, is an American singer and songwriter. In 2005, at age 18, Kesha was signed to Kemosabe Records. Her first major success came in early 2009 after she was featured on America ...

, Paris with Niska, MHD, Seoul with

Taeyang Dong Young-bae (; born May 18, 1988), better known by his stage names Taeyang (meaning "sun" in Korean) and SOL (when performing in Japan), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and dancer. After appearing in Jinusean's music video "A-yo", Taey ...

Big Bang The Big Bang event is a physical theory that describes how the universe expanded from an initial state of high density and temperature. Various cosmological models of the Big Bang explain the evolution of the observable universe from the ...

, Atlanta with

Lil Yachty Miles Parks McCollum (born August 23, 1997), known professionally as Lil Boat, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer. He first gained recognition on the internet in 2015 for his singles "One Night" and "Minnesota" (featuring ...

Young Thug Jeffery Lamar Williams (born August 16, 1991), known professionally as Young Thug, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is considered to be an influential figure of his generation, with his music impacting the modern sound of hip ...

Killer Mike Michael Santiago Render (born April 20, 1975), better known by his stage name Killer Mike, is an American rapper, actor, and activist. Mike made his debut on Outkast's 2000 LP ''Stankonia'', and later appeared on their Grammy-winning single " ...

and Lagos with

Wizkid Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (born 16 July 1990), known professionally as Wizkid, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. A prominent figure in the modern-day Afrobeats music scene, Wizkid is regarded as one of the biggest and most influential Afri ...

and

Femi Kuti Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti (born 16 June 1962), popularly known as Femi Kuti, is a Nigerian musician born in London and raised in Lagos. He is the eldest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and a grandchild of political campaigner, women's r ...

. Season Two won the 2017

Realscreen Brunico Communications is a Canadian magazine publishing company."Desktop tabloid publishing firm sports 2 publications and a profit". ''The Globe and Mail'', October 9, 1989. The company specializes primarily in online trade magazines serving medi ...

Award for Outstanding Achievement Non-Fiction & Culture.

Vice Records

As a part of Vice Records, Capper has released music by

, Mike Bones and

Katie Stelmanis Kaitlin "Katie" Austra Stelmanis ( lv, Keitlīna "Keitija" Austra Štēlmane, born 1985) is a Toronto-based Latvian Canadian musician, who has performed and recorded both as a solo artist and with the bands Galaxy and Austra. Stelmanis identifies ...

Publications

* ''Skins & Punks'' with Gavin Watson (Vice) * ''

Heavy Metal In Baghdad ''Heavy Metal in Baghdad'' is a 2007 rockumentary film following filmmakers Eddy Moretti and Suroosh Alvi as they track down the Iraqi heavy metal band Acrassicauda amidst the Iraq War. Synopsis In 2003, the Iraqi heavy-metal band Acrassicauda ...

'' with Gabi Sifre (Vice) * ''The World According To Vice'' (Canongate) *''Dos & Donts Compendium'' (Vice)

Filmography

* ''The Vice Guide To Liberia'' (with Shane Smith:

Webby Award The Webby Awards are awards for excellence on the Internet presented annually by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a judging body composed of over two thousand industry experts and technology innovators. Categories include ...

Winner Best Travel & Adventure doc / People's Choice Winner). * ''

'' (2009-2013) **''Blackpool, Las Vegas Of The North'' (with Leo Leigh) **''Swansea Love Story'' (with Leo Leigh:

Official Honoree) **''Beautiful Liverpool'' (with Leo Leigh) **''Afghanistan In The UK'' (with

Jason Mojica Jason Mojica (born 1974) is an American journalist, film producer, and musician. He is the co-founder and treasurer of IXNAY PAC, a super PAC devoted to "getting Donald Trump and his cronies out of office." Previously, he was the founding edi ...

) **''Roseboy'' (with Jamie Lee Curtis Taete and Billie JD Porter) *''Vice News'' ** ''Vice News: Krokodil Tears'' (with Alison Severs and Al Brown) ** ''Vice News: The Vice Guide To Belfast'' (with Stuart Griffiths and Michael Moynihan) * ''Music World: Donk'' (with Andy Soup) * ''The Vice Guide To Sex: Mandingo!'' (with William Fairman) *2013: '' Lil Bub & Friendz'' (director) *2013: '' Reincarnated'' ** ''Noisey Chiraq'' (with Gregory "Beef" Jones) ** ''Noisey Jamaica'' ** ''Noisey Jamaica 2'' ** ''Apocalypse, Man'' *2014: ''SVDDXNLY'' ** ''Weediquette series on Vice.com'' ** ''The Real series on Vice.com'' ** ''Vice News: Jamaican Bud Business'' ** ''Vice News: Ebola In Town!'' ** ''Vice News: Inside Libya's Militias'' ** ''Motherboard: Island Of The Apes'' ** ''Noisey Atlanta'' *2015 to 2016 ** ''Noisey TV series on

'' ** Season One ** "Bompton" ** "São Paulo" ** "Miami" ** "Chicago" ** "Jamaica" ** "Las Vegas" ** "London" *2017 ** ''Noisey TV series on

'' ** Winner of the Realscreen 2017 Award for Outstanding Achievement Non-Fiction & Culture ** Season Two ** "Bay Area" ** "Nashville" ** "Paris" ** "Seoul" ** "Atlanta" ** Lagos" ** "Lil B: Believe In Earth". A short film about the Bay Area artist

Lil B Brandon Christopher McCartney (born August 17, 1989), professionally known as Lil B and as his alter ego The BasedGod, is an American rapper. Lil B has recorded both solo and with Bay Area group The Pack. His solo work spans several genres, ...

. ** "The Therapist" TV show on

: Musicians receive therapy from Dr Siri Sat Nam Singh *2018 * ''Hollywood Love Story'': An eight part series for

with Paris Hilton. *2021 ** ''The Choe Show'' on FX with David Choe. *2022 **
People Like You
': america’s addiction epidemic and its troubled rehab industry through the eyes of a group of mothers

References

External links

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